Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-14
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SECTION


To-day, as it is without precedent, SO it
| will be without parallel, because there
are no more new worlds to conquer Since
prehistoric times populations have moved
steadily westward, as if driven by the hand
of God, and, following their migrations,
| westward the star of empires takes its
| course The worlds scepter passed from
Persia to Greece, from Greece to Italy, from
Italy to Great Britain, and from Great Brit
ain it is to day departing It is passing to
| America, and in America it is rapidly com
| ing to this side of the Mississippi river. It
can go no further west, for beyond is the
Orient. Like the star of the East that
guided the three wise men with their treas
| ures until it lowered over the cradle of the
young Christ, so the star of empire, rising
in the east, has ever beckoned the wealth
and power of the nations westward, until
to-day it stands over the cradle of the
young empire of California, to which the
people of all lands are beginning to bring
their offerings Immense applause.
ANOTHER GENTLEMAN's OPINION.
S. w. Ferguson, the next speaker, read
from the San Francisco Chronicle the inter
view with Senator Stanford, which appears
in another column of this issue, relative to
carrying immigrants 10 this coast at a nom
inal rate. He said he expected the next
thing these liberal men would do would
be to carry the immigrant for nothing, and
feed them while en- route. He said he had
assisted in the sale of many tracts at the
South, and the one now under considera-
ton, Oak Park, had unparalleled advan-
tages. Purchasers would double their
money in short time, and the completion
OF the electric road would make their val
ues hum. He said while attending the
sale at Coronado beach, at San Diego, a
lady bought $16,00 worth of lots. When
she put up that amount of money for few
lots he felt sorry for her, but his sympathy
was wasted, for within few days she sold
out and cleaned up over 100000.
THE SALE.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Ferguson's
remarks, which were pointed and fire.
quently interrupted by applause, Mr..
Killip, the well-known auctioneer, ad-
vanced to the stand, and there was a grand
scramble for positions.
The first piece offered was lot s, in block
As. 1t was started at $50, advanced rapidly
to $500, and finally knocked down to Cap
tain II. Weinstock for $3.50. Lot went to
John Nilsson for 5000 lot 6, Laura De
Force Gordon, $780, lot 5, II. Weinstock,
$3.50; lot 4, Duncan Beaumont, $3.50: lots
and 2, H. Ross, $3.50 each lot l, Mr.
Mayhem, s2l0.
Thus blocks were put up and rapidly
sold, fuctuating from S., 900 to So, 600 each,
according to the fancy of the purchasers,
until the sales amounted to $4,000.
The number of lots sold was 200
Among the principal purchasers were
Hall, Luhrs & Co., Emma May, A. II.
Rott, J. NJ. Fenton, Horace Stevens, J. NJ.
Davis, G. F. Lyon. G. G. Taft, Mrs. Sol.
Runyon, w. P. Harlow, Weinstock &
Lubin, A. L. Frost, VIII E. Brown. J. NJ.
Scott W. NJ. Coward, Woodland; W. B.
Miller, S. S. SouthWorth, H. Steinman,
VIM. Doyle, and II. A. MAYHEM, of Los
Angeles, purchased some 5000. The
sale was in every way success and
those having it in charge are entirely
satisfied. at the close of the sale Mr.
Alsip announced that no more lots in the
addition would be offered either at private
or public sale until the elertric road was
completed